The Walkabout

The Schedule

Time	What
11:30 AM	Shared lunch — a local spot or packed. The meal opens the conversation before the trail.
12:30 PM	Begin the walk. First hour is open dialogue. No agenda. Follow what surfaces.
1:30 PM	Shift to silence. Walk without talking. Observe what's around you: light through trees, a bird, a slope, the sky. Let creation do its work.
2:15 PM	Resume conversation. The silence will have changed what you bring back.
3:00 PM	Find a place to sit. Read a psalm or a short passage together. Pray briefly over what came up in the walk.
4:00 PM	Done.

What to Bring

Bible or a single printed passage. Water. No earbuds. Leave the phone in your pocket or in the car.

Why It Works

Movement changes the quality of conversation. Something about walking side by side — rather than sitting face to face — reduces the pressure to perform or resolve. The silence in the middle is not awkward. After an hour of real talk, quiet feels like a gift.

Creation has always been a second book. Pastors who spend most of their week indoors and in-person often forget this.

Scripture Anchor

Psalm 19. Creation speaks; Torah speaks; the same God is behind both.

Closing Prayer Prompt

Pray over whatever surfaced in the silence: what you noticed, what you didn't expect, what you were given.